FILE – Sri Lankan Army soldiers secure the area around St. Anthony Shrine after a blast in Colombo on April 21, 2019. | Photo Credit: AP The Colombo High Court has set September 22 as the date for the verdict on the main criminal case in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people,…
CHENNAI: More than 30 years after he was arrested for rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl, and after having served a large part of his life sentence, a man was ordered to be released by Madras high court, after it found that he was a juvenile at the time of the offence and that…
The gutka was found abandoned near the lavatory of a general coach Salem: Railway police seized 11kg of gutka found abandoned in a train compartment at the Salem railway junction on Tuesday.The seizure was made when railway police force (RPF) sub-division’s narcotics prevention wing conducted a routine inspection at 6:55am on train no. 12626 Kerala…
Kuku Kohli, ‘Phool Aur Kaante’ director and Aruna Irani’s husband, passes away after suffering a cardiac arrest Veteran filmmaker Kuku Kohli, best known for launching Ajay Devgn’s career with Phool Aur Kaante, has passed away at the age of 77. He suffered a cardiac arrest on Tuesday evening. His wife, actress Aruna Irani’s spokesperson, has…
Anaya Bangar (Pic credit: Bangar’s Instagram post) NEW DELHI: Anaya Bangar has taken a major step towards returning to competitive cricket after Cricket Australia confirmed that she will be eligible to play elite women’s cricket in the country from March 2027.Bangar, who underwent gender-affirming surgery in March, received the confirmation under Cricket Australia’s Inclusion of…
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) rejected a bid by Ghislaine Maxwell, a key accomplice of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, to throw out her conviction on sex trafficking charges. | Photo Credit: AP A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) rejected a bid by Ghislaine Maxwell, a key accomplice…
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay flags off new buses at Fort St George on Tuesday Chennai: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday flagged off 250 new buses procured at ₹290 crore for Metropolitan Transport Corporation and Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation.Of the 250 buses, 130 are low-floor AC electric buses for the city. These…
COIMBATORE: Five people have been arrested on charges of conducting the marriage of a minor girl near Pollachi in Coimbatore district.According to police, the 17-year-old girl had been in a relationship with a 27-year-old man, who is her relative, for more than four years. When their parents found out about their relationship, they conducted their…
Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel (ANI/PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: India bowling coach Morne Morkel has revealed that Rishabh Pant’s shoulder is “badly bruised” after the wicketkeeper-batter missed wicketkeeping duties on Day 3 in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo.Pant suffered the injury on the opening day after taking a blow to his wrist…
Yash is once again turning the spotlight toward the box office. After the huge success of ‘KGF: Chapter 2’, the actor stayed away from the big screen for years, making his return with ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ one of the most awaited releases of 2026. With the film set to hit theatres on…